In the video, many white people seem eager to sign the mock petition, but one woman questions whether Charlamagne really wants the troubled star to represent his race. “The jury’s still out,” Charlamagne responds. “We need somebody more famous than Nick Cannon.” Another woman, though, is not as accepting. “Well, he can cancel that,” she says. Sorry, Biebs.

With almost every door closed at this point, Charlamagne tries a new angle, asking folks to kindly replace the nasty N-word with Justin’s last name. One man tests it out: “Bieber, pleassse,” he says hesitantly, to which Charlamagne responds, “You’ve been waiting a long time to say that, haven’t you?” Don’t answer that, sir.

Check out the clip, and watch “Charlamagne and Friends” Wednesdays at 11:30/10:30c on MTV2!